---
title: "View number of channels with unread messages"
method: GET
path: "/v3/users/{user_id}/unread_channel_count"
tags: ["User"]
---

# View number of channels with unread messages

`GET /v3/users/{user_id}/unread_channel_count`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com`
- URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}/unread_channel_count`
- Auth: none declared

## View number of channels with unread messages

This action retrieves the total number of group channels in which a user has unread messages. You can use various query parameters to determine the search scope of group channels.

https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/user/managing-unread-count/get-number-of-channels-with-unread-messages#1-get-number-of-channels-with-unread-messages

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `custom_types` string
- `super_mode` 'all' | 'super' | 'nonsuper'

## Headers

- `api-token` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- ViewNumberOfChannelsWithUnreadMessagesResponse
  - `unread_count` integer

## Changes

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - the `query` request parameter `super_mode` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Api-Token`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `api-token`
  - added the new enum value `all` to the `query` request parameter `super_mode`
  - …3 more
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became optional
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became required

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/users/:user_id/unread_channel_count/get.md)

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